By Jason Berghorst
July 14, 2020
The Luverne 17U baseball team won its first two games of the pandemic-delayed season, going 2-1 this week.
The Cardinals defeated Worthington July 9 and Marshall Black Monday. The team lost to Wayzata on Saturday.
Luverne hosts Tracy Thursday (July 16), the first game of a 17U/19U doubleheader at Redbird Field. Minneota comes to Luverne Monday night.
Luverne 17, Worthington 2
Luverne picked up…
By Jason Berghorst
July 07, 2020
Participants in the annual Davis Lake Triathlon competed in warm weather Saturday morning.
The triathlon, which is always staged on the morning of July 4 at The Lake in southwest Luverne, included two different races.
The Minnow Race competitors completed a one-third mile kayak course, a two-mile bicycle ride and a one-mile run.
Participants in the Shark Race kayaked for one mile, rode bicycle…
July 07, 2020
Isaiah Bartels, a 2020 Luverne High School graduate, was named to the 2019-2020 Academic All-State Boys Basketball team this spring.
The award is presented by the Minnesota Basketball Coaches Association. About twenty Minnesota student-athletes from Class AA receive the honor each year.
“This just shows how hard Isaiah worked both on the basketball court and in the classroom,” said Luverne head…
By Jason Berghorst
July 07, 2020
The July 4 weekend was relatively quiet for local dirt track drivers, crews and fans.
Three Rock County drivers raced at two area tracks over the holiday weekend.
Murray County Speedway in Slayton hosted seven classes of racing Friday night and I-90 Speedway near Hartford, South Dakota, staged five classes Saturday night.
Murray County Speedway
Jeremy Smith of Luverne placed sixth overall in…
July 07, 2020
BASEBALL 2020
Luverne Redbirds
June 4 at Brandon Valley 4-3 W
June 13 at Castlewood 9-5 W
June 13 at Castlewood 9-0 W
June 17 Tracy Engineers 12-1 WJune 24 Ruthton Royals 10-0 W
June 26 Jackson Bulls 12-2 L
June 28 Tracy Engineers 12-0 W
July 1 at Milroy Irish 7-6 W
July 5 at Adrian…
By Jason Berghorst
June 30, 2020
Rock County racecar drivers had another busy weekend at area dirt tracks.
Luverne’s Jeremy Smith highlighted local results when he won the IMCA Modifieds A Feature race at Murray County Speedway in Slayton Friday night.
Local drivers also competed at Rapid Speedway in Rock Rapids, Iowa, Friday night and at I-90 Speedway near Hartford, South Dakota, Saturday.
Rapid Speedway
Eric Gaul of Luverne…
By Jason Berghorst
June 30, 2020
The Luverne Redbirds went 2-1 this past week and now stand at 6-1 for the season.
Luverne defeated the Ruthton Royals 10-0 Wednesday, June 24, at home before suffering the first loss of the season to the Jackson Bulls Friday at Redbird Field.
The Redbirds returned to the win column with a 12-0 victory in Tracy Sunday.
Luverne travels to the Milroy Irish July 1 and to Adrian Sunday before hosting…
June 30, 2020
BASEBALL 2020
Luverne Redbirds
June 4 at Brandon Valley 4-3 W
June 13 at Castlewood 9-5 W
June 13 at Castlewood 9-0 W
June 17 Tracy Engineers 12-1 WJune 24 Ruthton Royals 10-0 W
June 26 Jackson Bulls 12-2 L
June 28 Tracy Engineers 12-0 W
July 1 at Milroy Irish 8:00pm
July 5 at Adrian…
June 30, 2020
July events planned for Saturday
Luverne’s Dave Duffy announced that the three annual events he organizes each July are on for this year.
The July 4 Davis Lake Triathlon will be divided into two races.
The Minnow Race begins at 8:30 a.m. and includes a quarter-mile kayak course, a two-mile bike ride and a 1-mile run.
The Shark Race begins at 9:15 a.m. It includes kayaking for a half mile, biking…
By Jason Berghorst
June 23, 2020
Eric Gaul and Thomas Kracht of Luverne highlighted local results during a busy weekend of racing.
Gaul took first and Kracht placed second in the Hobby Stocks A feature race at Rapid Speedway in Rock Rapids, Iowa, Friday.
Gaul also won the first race of the season for the LSR (Luverne, Slayton, Rock Rapids) Enduro series Saturday night at the same track.
Rock County drivers also competed in…
By Jason Berghorst
June 23, 2020
The Luverne Redbirds returned to Redbird Field for their first home game of the season Wednesday, June 17.
The large number of fans who attended the game were reminded of social distancing requirements, and a few adjustments were made on the field, but overall the feel of “town team” baseball returned to Luverne.
“It was just great to be back at Redbird Field,” said Luverne player-manager Brooks…
By Jason Berghorst
June 23, 2020
The Luverne 19-and-under (19U) baseball team opened its delayed season by going 2-1 at a Legion baseball tournament in Lennox, South Dakota, over the weekend.
Luverne opened Friday with an 8-6 loss to the host team, before defeating Sioux Falls West 2-1 Saturday and the Fargo Bombers 10-5 Sunday.
While the American Legion baseball governing board in Minnesota decided in May not to sponsor a…
By Jason Berghorst
June 23, 2020
When American Legion-sanctioned baseball in Minnesota was canceled for the season in May, local youth were unsure if they would play at all this summer.
In order to still offer a season, Luverne leaders and coaches worked to create non-Legion sanctioned teams for Legion and Junior Legion-aged players to begin play once pandemic-related restrictions began to relax in Minnesota.
The Junior Legion-…
By Jason Berghorst
June 16, 2020
Ten racecar drivers from the Star Herald coverage area competed at area dirt tracks last weekend.
Kaden Kracht of Steen placed fourth in the Sportsman’s class to lead Rock County racers at Rapid Speedway in Rock Rapids Frday night.
Thomas Kracht led local drivers at 1-90 Speedway in Hartford, South Dakota, when he finished third in the Hobby Stocks race Saturday night.
Rapid Speedway
Kaden…
June 16, 2020
Local high school baseball players will finally take the field this weekend.
First, coronavirus restrictions canceled the high school spring sports season in April.
In May the American Legion board officially canceled summer seasons for Legion and Junior Legion baseball teams in Minnesota due to the pandemic.
Luverne Community Education staff worked to find another option to give local players a…
June 16, 2020
Luverne High School Trap Shooting Results
Week Four – June 11
Boys
Colton Schutz 49
Austin Henning 46
Hunter Ahrendt 45
Colby Crabtree 45
Austin Watts-Boll 44
Marshal Dammann 44
Girls
Cheyenne Schutz 39
Leah Wynia 36